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  1. Boeing Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 43-3789 was assigned to the 849 Bomber Squadron 490 Bomber Group on 1/7/44. During assembly for a raid on 6/2/45 there was a mid-air collision with 43-37806. Big Poison crashed near Prickwillow Suffolk, UK. The ball gunner was killed while the remaining crew bailed out. Two civilians were also killed and three injured. destinationsjourney.com/histor #BoeingB17 #NoseArt #BigPoison #Aviation #AviationHistory #WW2 #FlyingFortress #B17NoseArt

  2. Boeing Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 43-3789 was assigned to the 849 Bomber Squadron 490 Bomber Group on 1/7/44. During assembly for a raid on 6/2/45 there was a mid-air collision with 43-37806. Big Poison crashed near Prickwillow Suffolk, UK. The ball gunner was killed while the remaining crew bailed out. Two civilians were also killed and three injured. destinationsjourney.com/histor #BoeingB17 #NoseArt #BigPoison #Aviation #AviationHistory #WW2 #FlyingFortress #B17NoseArt

  3. The nose art of 'Nine-O-Nine' a Boeing B-17 that was owned and flown by The Collings Foundation.

    This photo is from my film photography days. I shot this image in 1997 on a Minolta SRT200, a Minolta ROKKOR-X lens, and a roll of ILFORD 35mm film.

    #AviationPhotography
    #PlaneSpotting
    #FilmPhotography
    #35mmFilm
    #BoeingB17
    #ILFORD